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Integrated Nutrient Management in Sugarcane

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Integrated nutrient management holds great promise in meeting the growing nutrient demands of intensive sugarcane agriculture and maintaining productivity at higher levels with overall improvement in the quality of resource base. It helps to improve and sustain soil fertility and provides a sound basis for crop production systems to meet the changing needs. Balanced use of organic, inorganic and biofertilizers is essential to maintain a good soil physical and chemical environment and also serve as energy source for the soil microbial biomass. Sugar productivity can be sustained by replenishing the nutrients removed by crops through proper recycling of crop residues and factory wastes along with biofertilizers. As organic manures often leave profound residual effect, recommendations need to be made on cropping system basis.

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